There's no need to choose between sweet and spicy! These hot honey recipes help you satisfy that swicy craving anytime.
Nashville Hot Honey Chicken Sliders
Hot honey-glazed fried chicken is delicious on its own, but it becomes even better when stuffed between pillowy Hawaiian rolls with melted mozzarella, crisp coleslaw and dill pickle slices. It’s a great Super Bowl snack or party appetizer. There are enough cooling additions in these sliders to keep them from becoming too spicy, but you can always add more heat by tucking a few pickled jalapeno rings inside each bun.
Hot Honey Brussels Sprouts
To make roasted Brussels sprouts sing, this recipe tosses the lightly charred veggies with a tangy, sweet mixture of garlic, lemon, parsley and hot honey. Using hot honey as a finishing element, rather than roasting the vegetables with it, keeps the flavor bright and fresh. It also eliminates the possibility of the honey burning in the oven.
Whipped Hot Honey Butter
Whipping soft butter with hot honey creates a flavorful spread that’s perfect on warm cornbread. It’s also pretty fantastic when dolloped over a well-seared cast-iron steak or tossed with grilled shrimp. You can use salted or unsalted butter, but add a few pinches of salt to the mix if the flavors taste a little muted.
Hot Honey Salmon
This roasted salmon recipe features a two-ingredient glaze of hot honey and lemon. Using lemon zest and juice adds a tart, aromatic edge. We brush the salmon twice as it cooks to create layers for deep flavor and a shiny top.
Hot Honey Peach Bellini
You only need four ingredients for these gorgeous, bubbly cocktails. Instead of the white peach puree you’d find in a classic Bellini, the base of this drink is hot honey-roasted peaches. The extra effort is worth it to create a concentrated peach flavor with just enough spice to stand up to the dry champagne.
Hot Honey Mozzarella Sticks
These homemade breaded mozzarella sticks need to freeze for at least eight hours, so they’re a perfect make-ahead freezer snack idea. After air-frying them, toss them in hot honey to add that sweet-and-spicy finish. If you like a lot of sauce, serve more on the side for dipping.
Hot Honey Sweet Potatoes
Roasting sweet potatoes with hot honey creates an easy side dish for everything from Thanksgiving turkey recipes to skillet pork chops. The crumbled goat cheese topping is optional, but the creamy bite adds balance that makes the dish taste complete.
Hot Honey Chicken Tenders
We make homemade chicken tenders with a seasoned flour coating and finish the crispy bits with hot honey. Since the chicken isn’t heavily breaded, the honey’s sweet, tangy taste really shines through. Serve it with creamy skillet mac and cheese to cool down your taste buds between bites.
Hot Honey Ranch
If you usually order several dipping sauces for wings or chicken tenders, this hot honey ranch is about to make things even easier. Adding a heavy dose of hot honey to classic ranch dressing means you don’t have to choose between creamy and spicy. Serve it as a dipping sauce or use it in salads, coleslaws or potato salads—anywhere you would use ranch dressing.
Shrimp Salad with Hot Honey Avocado Dressing
This fresh green salad has juicy mango, cooked shrimp and salty pepitas, all coated with a hot honey and avocado dressing. Start with a ripe, buttery avocado, then adjust the acidity and sweetness with more hot honey or lime juice until it’s perfect for you.
Hot Honey Peach Pasta Salad
This colorful pasta salad recipe tastes like summer in a bowl! Juicy peaches, tomatoes, fresh basil and creamy mozzarella mingle with a hot honey mustard vinaigrette. The dish depends on sweet peaches to create a balanced dish, so you may want to add extra honey if your peaches aren’t super ripe.
Steamrolled Sweet Potatoes
There are a few steps to creating these “steamrolled” sweet potatoes. Start by cooking and halving the potatoes, then browning them in a skillet to add a caramelized flavor and crisp texture to a normally soft, custardy vegetable. Finish them with fresh herbs and a blanket of Gruyere cheese, and broil until bubbly. A drizzle of hot honey completes the nutty, sweet, spicy side dish, so make sure to add a good squeeze.
Whipped Cottage Cheese and Hot Honey Peach Crostini
Whipped cottage cheese, flavored with hot honey, lemon zest, salt and pepper, creates a luscious, creamy spread for crostini that will appeal especially to those who don’t like the curds in regular cottage cheese. Fresh peaches, basil and a drizzle of hot honey complete these summery, sweet-and-savory, easy appetizers.
